Yerme Slang Quotes & Sayings

The forms of the central and surrounding deities ... should not be protruding like a clay statue or cast image, yet neither should they be flat like a painting. In contrast, they should be apparent, yet not truly existent, like a rainbow in the sky or the reflection of the moon in a lake. They should appear as though conjured up by a magician. Clear appearance involves fixing the mind one-pointedly on these forms with a sense of vividness, nakedness, lucidity, and clarity. — Jigme Lingpa

This is the short and the long of it. — William Shakespeare

It is more offensive to outshine in dignity than in personal attractions. — Baltasar Gracian

Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons. — Sugar Ray Leonard

Interior decor is my guilty pleasure. If I'm going to splurge on something, it's more for my home than for clothes. — Kourtney Kardashian

Are there rules?'
'No gods, no staffs, first man to stay down for the count loses and we suspend the contest if the building collapses.'
- on magical duels — Ben Aaronovitch

I used to believe in God. The Christian one, that is (There are a few thousand to choose from. But I was born in a country where the dominant religion was Christianity so I believed in that one. Isn't it weird how that always happens?). Luckily I was also interested in science and nature. And reason and logic. And honesty and truth. And equality and fairness. By the age of eight I was an atheist. — Ricky Gervais

Many teens will see themselves in Myers' account. — Walter Dean Myers

Somewhere there are gardens where peacocks sing like nightingales, somewhere there are caravans of separated lovers traveling to meet each other; there are ruby fires on distant mountains, and blue comets that come in spring like sapphires in the black sky. If this is not so, meet me in the shameful yard, and we will plant a gallows tree, and swing like sad pendulums, never once touching. — K.J. Bishop